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San Antonio

Neighborhoods

Like Houston, San Antonio is a city whose neighborhoods are easily broken down by their highway system. The two major highways are I-10 and I-35, which break conventional transportation logic and instead run perpendicular to what the signs say. There are also 2 loops - the chewy 410 inside with a crunchy 1604 crust surrounding it.

Inside the I-10 bend west of 281 and south of I-35: Downtown - This is where all the landmarks, bars, and offices are. The northern half of down town is mostly hotels, restaurants, and lofts while the southern half is one giant tourist trap. The Alamo is here and the Riverwalk cuts through. Watch your ass at the Alamo, as you are very likely to get pickpocketed by some crafty Mexican border hopper. The Riverwalk is a great place to blow your paycheck on frozen margaritas and overpriced Tex Mex.

South of Downtown: King William district - Old ass buildings that are either worth millions of dollars or are shacks cholos use to hide their drugs.

South of I-90 and east of 281: The ghetto - Full of drug dealers and their nigger overlords. If you're white you'll get robbed, if you're Mexican you'll get shot at.

South of I-90 and west of 281: El gueto - Same as above, but swap Mexican and nigger.

North of I-35, east of 281, inside 410: Alamo Heights - The "up and coming" part of San Antonio loaded with high rise apartments, hip bars and clubs, and yuppies. It's also the location of Trinity University and as such is infested with elitist liberal students.

Outside the 410 loop, west of I-10: Northwest - Formerly the "nice" neighborhood of San Antonio, it has since turned into a refuge for those lucky enough to get out of el gueto.

Outside the 410 loop, between I-10 and I-35: North Central - Middle class heaven and where most of the white people live. Often considered to have the best schools since the city evicts anyone of color.

Outside the 410 loop, east of I-35: Northwest - This is where the airport and militaryfags are. Unless you're looking for some soldier cock don't bother.

North of 1604 - This is where the blue bloods and old money live atop their 30 acre mansions and control the city.

Windows

Windows 8

Last Thursday, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled the newest version of Windows, the aptly named Windows 8. This news was initially met with jubilant cheers by the masses until they saw...

Fisher-Price OS

In order to streamline all of Microsoft's products, Ballmer had the software engineers design a UI that could be used on both desktops and touch-enabled devices alike. Dubbing it the Metro UI, Microsoft was banking on this version of Windows securing their 90% market share and put a ding in iPad sales. What they didn't expect was the backlash from PC and enterprise users:

“   Disjointed is the key word that comes to mind after you spend some time with Windows 8. As a tablet OS, if you can keep in Metro land, things feel good. Very good. The gestures are a bit more complex and less intuitive than we've seen on other tablet operating systems, but more savvy users will appreciate that. That said, Windows is still primarily a desktop operating system, and once you get to that level the cracks in the foundation start to show.   „     —Engadget is a hueg fan     “   Never — and I’m going to repeat this for additional emphasis, never – have I been as horrified by one of the company’s products as I am by this one. (Yes, I used Microsoft Bob.) Every choice seems to have been made for a sketchy reason, and the full collection of them bears the haphazard feel of the morning after a particularly raucous college party. Scratch that: Even at my most inebriated, I’m pretty sure I would never conceive of something like Windows 8.   „     —Microsoft fanbois react.     “   Between Microsoft's well-established negative brand equity -- to me, only General Motors(GM) is worse -- and the software maker's third-grade marketing acumen, investors can bank on viciously negative buzz for Windows 8, a drumbeat of crankiness that will only build until the fall launch. At which point, things will turn really foul. Remember, it won't be just PC users bitching and moaning about being forced to learn a new way to use their computers. This product is also deploying on mobile tablets and, in a sense, smartphones, because Windows 8 is really the PC version of Windows Phone. So the drumbeat of complaints will pour from everywhere well after the official launch.   „     —Even investors are getting to know it.     “   For all the hatred I have towards OS X 10.7's "iOS-ification", at least Apple's melding their disparate OSes slowly, and clearly. The learning curve's not very high. Windows 8 sounds like Microsoft decided to have a threesome between Windows, XBox, and Android. Un-unified user experience and dumbing things down. Meh.   „     —Comments from this article. Previous Quote | Next Quote

With this new version of Windows expected to roll out later this year, Microsoft, anticipating a lull in new PC sales, thought it'd be a good idea to give anyone who buys a new computer before the Windows 8 release a free upgrade to their newest and best OS. This was what happened with Vista and a similar campaign was successfully launched to boost the decline in hardware sales in 2009. Of course, many current Windows 7 users saw right through this bullshit and have opted to keep Windows 7 or XP until Microsoft unfucks Windows 8. Others, meanwhile, have decided to abandon ship and move over to OS X or Linux, because that'll show those greedy nerds in Redmond who's boss.